surplus army vehicles

[maple_leaf_eh]

Why did you just make me throw up?

[Dano McLaren]

Just sad!!!

[easo]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Ryan]

just stupid.

[Dianaa]

Isn't it the Yanks who are requiring this? Some sort of Defence materiel cooperation treaty, either you scrap the M113 or you don't get any more US defence materiel cooperation or equipment.

You know a cash for clunkers scheme, if the US can get countries with servicable US made equipment to crush it instead of selling it, the US can sell more stuff from the US military industrial complex.

What we need is to set up a shell company to take the M113 scrapping contract, take delivery of the buckets, and start surveying the machines to plan the destruction process, spend lots of money and go bankrupt. Then the receiver comes in and to try to recover the debts the reciever has to sell the assets, the buckets, to us as the highest bidders. The company that took the contract from Crown no longer exists and can not be held responsible.

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Dianaa

... and go bankrupt. Then the receiver comes in and to try to recover the debts the reciever has to sell the assets, the buckets, to us as the highest bidders. The company that took the contract from Crown no longer exists and can not be held responsible.

The Cdn government retains all rights, ownership and responsibility until the disposed object is destroyed in accordance with related agreements and policies. You may not like what is happening but that is the way it is.

This was covered in detail in another thread.

[Gordon Yeo]

We need a flogging dead horse icon.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

This whole topic of the how and what will be surplus here in the States has been drawing a lot of comment in our MV Club. In that given the current rules or practices much in the way spare parts is being scrapped instead of sold.

The big concern in our club is that the smaller MVs ones which would be practical for someone starting in the hobby are drying up. With only the larger true military vehicles coming through. With only the occasional smaller sized like the odd Pinzgauer slipping through. The concern is that in a few years only the lightly militarized version of basically civilian trucks will be the only thing we will see.

Cheers Phil

[Dianaa]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

The Cdn government retains all rights, ownership and responsibility until the disposed object is destroyed in accordance with related agreements and policies. You may not like what is happening but that is the way it is.....

You're such a spoil sport!

Here was I thinking we had a foolproof plan, even if we only saved a few, the MRV gate guard in Wagga is starting to look more attractive.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Dianaa

Isn't it the Yanks who are requiring this? Some sort of Defence materiel cooperation treaty, either you scrap the M113 or you don't get any more US defence materiel cooperation or equipment.

Originally Posted by RHClarke

The Cdn government retains all rights, ownership and responsibility until the disposed object is destroyed in accordance with related agreements and policies. You may not like what is happening but that is the way it is.

The Dutch Government has never sold armoured vehicles to private individuals, either ex-MDAP supplies or those procured with our own tax money.

E.g., surplus ex-Canadian M113 C&R are in private hands, the ex-Dutch ones are being shot up on the ranges and/or have been scrapped.

H.